Ebenbild

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German

Etymology

From eben +‎ Bild.

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Noun

Ebenbild n (strong, genitive Ebenbildes or Ebenbilds, plural Ebenbilder)

  1. counterpart (something that resembles something else)
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil‎:
      Wem denn? / Ich Ebenbild der Gottheit! / Und nicht einmal dir!
      Who? / I, the counterpart of the godhead! / And not even you!
  2. spitting image
    Sie ist das Ebenbild ihrer Mutter ― She's the spitting image of her mother

Declension

Declension of Ebenbild
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Ebenbild die Ebenbilder
genitive eines des Ebenbildes, Ebenbilds der Ebenbilder
dative einem dem Ebenbild, Ebenbilde1 den Ebenbildern
accusative ein das Ebenbild die Ebenbilder

1Now rare, see notes.

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